Sibongile Mapikitla

AfricanNLP||♤◇♡☆♧Philomath▪︎

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

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[X;🇿🇦🇨🇩🇸🇸🇵🇸🇨🇺 @justxmxo]

The Orange Basin is a great example of how NGOs are holding SA back.

I was shocked to find out that 60% of the Orange Basin (where Namibia found its oil) is in South Africa.

The reason South Africa hasn't drilled for any oil is because NGOs are citing environmental impact

[angeltbh @notyourhom60332]

Bring back telling kids to leave the room when adults are having adult conversations.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

Police DO NOT prevent crime; they respond to it. Crime is prevented by higher wages, guaranteed health care, food security, high-quality child care, housing, good schools, and addiction treatment.

[Younginvestor @YoungInvestor03]

In 2014, one Sasol share cost R650.

Six years later, that same share cost R21.

No company has made and lost more South African money. And it's STILL one of the 5 most-bought shares on the JSE

I read their entire latest results. Here's Sasol, top to bottom 🧵

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@MakhethaLs Ka utloa a nkotla pelo ha bohloko 🥲🥺

[Christo 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 @ChristoThurston]

South Africa will face an exceptionally dry and hot summer from October 2026 to March 2027.

Temperature will hover around 35 to 45 degrees in most parts of the country, with temperatures close to 50 degrees in Limpopo and North West.

Be prepared!

[Portia Moemedi @PortiaMoemedi]

Getting home late and still showering >>>>
10/10 plus 10!

Flight in a couple of hours and I’ll still be showering 5 hours from now 😂.

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@ItuMahuma_ 😂😂😂😂Ke felile

[FinleyFinn @FionnualaFini]

🔥 This is not your average barbecue.

Instead of using a regular grill, this man prepared enough food to feed around 1,000 people using a traditional cooking method. He arranged rows of ribs in a huge circle, surrounded them with firewood, and lit the entire setup.

The fire burned slowly through the night, allowing the meat to cook low and slow for hours. By morning, the ribs were so tender they were practically falling apart.

Watching this incredible tradition come to life is amazing. The amount of time, effort, and skill that goes into preparing a meal on this scale is truly something special. 🍖🔥

[busani ngcaweni @busani_ngcaweni]

This is the intervention of the year. The interpreter understood very well that he was part of the (evidence leading) team probing allegations of wrongdoing. He wasn’t brought it to mediate, but to make meaning, and surely he did!
Nkabinde!
Mabele made!

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@busani_ngcaweni Great skills he possesses! The power of language.

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@ElsSaidIt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@destinyzee 😭😭😭😭😭

[Mpara @MokubaFalcon]

Most of humanity live to satisfy certain element born from outside them and not from within. The difference is on public approval of such. Our generation wan’t so much to change on those social approval and disapproval terms. This brings a lot of internal conflicts.

[A.VICTOR @Lifeof_AG01]

Be kind to people; the world needs all the kindness it can get.

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@liopelo60 @KbzFire 😭😭😭😭

[Thandubuntu @Solphendukaa]

Very informative video , entertaining delivery .

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

Congratulations! 🎊

[Tonative @tonative_org]

Our paper has been accepted at Deep Learning Indaba 2026! 🎉

We're excited to announce that our research paper, "Directional Hallucinations in African Neural Machine Translation: How Source Language Typology Shapes Translation Faithfulness Across Six African Languages," has been accepted for presentation at Deep Learning Indaba 2026.

This work examines how translation quality changes depending on the source language and shows that many translation errors in African languages are driven more by data availability than by the languages themselves. Our findings demonstrate that improving African AI requires greater investment in high-quality, community-driven language datasets not simply larger models.

The research evaluates over 36,000 translations across six African languages using leading multilingual machine translation systems, contributing new insights into building more faithful and inclusive AI for Africa.

Congratulations to our authors. We look forward to sharing our work at Deep Learning Indaba 2026.

#DeepLearningIndaba2026 #AIForAfrica #AfricanLanguages #MachineTranslation #NLP #ResponsibleAI #Research #Tonative

[Tonative @tonative_org]

As we celebrate Tonative's first anniversary, we're excited to introduce TonalKeys - our Chrome extension designed to make typing African language characters and diacritics simpler.

Language should never be a barrier to creating, communicating, or preserving our stories online. TonalKeys is one more step toward making African languages easier to use in the digital world.

How to use:
1. Install TonalKeys on your desktop Chrome browser:
https://t.co/R2YSa5SPKq

2. Once installed, simply toggle it ON whenever you need to write on any web page, and select your language of choice.

3. A floating keyboard will appear on your page, whether it's a Google Doc, an email, or anything else. If it doesn't appear right away, just refresh the page.

4. Whenever you need a special character, click the corresponding key on the floating keyboard. That's it.

We'd love to hear any feedback you have as we continue to improve it.

Thank you for being part of our first year. 🎉

#TonativeTurnsOne #TonalKeys #AfricanLanguageTechnology

[Sibongile Mapikitla @BongiMapikitla]

@HRRonald001 @GlobalEllah Here